to shake; to sway; to waver
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to approach; to draw near
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
strong-willed; strong of heart
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
what do you want?; can I help you?
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
cold reception; unwelcoming treatment
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend